JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 05-81-00090-CR.

630 S.W.2d 291 (1981)

Mason JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

December 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kerry FitzGerald, Dallas, for appellant.

Jeffrey Keck, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

Before AKIN, VANCE and FISH, JJ.


FISH, Justice.

Mason Johnson was convicted of aggravated robbery and his punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was set at life. On appeal, he urges two grounds of error: (1) that in argument the prosecutor committed fundamental error by directly referring to appellant's failure to testify, and (2) that the court coerced a verdict of guilty in giving supplemental instructions to the jury. We overrule both grounds and affirm.

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